Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Central and Eastern European Studies
The interdepartmental graduate concentration in Central and Eastern European Studies is an option for graduate students in the sponsoring departments to take in addition to their regular course of departmental study.
Given the recent changes in Europe and Russia, the concentration allows students to explore the historical and cultural background to many contemporary issues whether political, aesthetic, linguistic, or social within “the new Europe.”
Courses are taught in English.
Eligible Programs Heading link
| Graduate Program | Level |
|---|---|
| Art History | MA and PhD |
| English | MA and PhD |
| Germanic Studies | MA and PhD |
| History | MA and PhD |
| Teaching of History | MAT |
| Polish, Russian, and Central and Eastern European Studies | MA and Phd |
Declaration and Advising Heading link
A student earning a graduate degree in one of the above programs may complement their course work by enrolling in a concentration in Central and Eastern European Studies (CEES) after consulting with their graduate advisor. Students pursuing this concentration must obtain approval from a CEES graduate faculty member, preferably within the department of the degree. This faculty member will then serve as the student’s advisor and must approve the student’s CEES course of study.
Requirements Heading link
The CEES Concentration requires four courses (16 hours):
- CEES 400
- 3 additional courses (12 hours), one of which must be taken outside the student’s home department, chosen with the approval of the student’s respective advisor of graduate studies, from the following areas:
- 400- or 500-level courses offered by the Department of Polish, Russian, and Lithuanian Studies
- The list of CEES cross-listed courses offered by the Department of History and the Department of of Germanic Studies
- Topics courses in History and Germanic Studies that could be counted toward the concentration when the topic is Central Europe
- Directed study or thesis research on an appropriate topic approved by the CEES advisor (up to 4 hours)